Ivan Rivers

FALL INSTALLMENT at The Cameron House
Mondays in October 9-12 with the Real Bleeders

Swing through the CN Tower City’s finest room for roots and roll aka the Grand Ole Cameron every monday this month to catch me Ivan Rivers and the Real Bleeders Band playing two sets of autumnal bliss with special guests like Chuck Coles & Kenda Legaspi, PJ Emery, Ian James Bain, and Weak Hands.

Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 in The Cameron front room
art by Andrew Friesen
photos by Filip Rapp
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Updated set times for Buddies Fest Day 3!
I’m on at 10:15 at the Copper Mug after ALL’s set at The Mill! Come swang thru for me and Seas & Uncle Old Thyme. I’ll play Drag the River’s “Tobacco Fields” for the Tillsonburg Back-Still-Hurters.

CELEBRATED SUMMER SHOWS 💀🌞
••some real hot ones in june & july
with rivers, the real bleeders, and more••

folks bust out the spf 2025 ‘cause this very scorchin’ summer me and the real bleeders and several iterations of the celebrated folk experiment are hittin’ towns like grand bend, sarnia, seaforth, tillsonburg, and of course the beloved cn tower city of toronto with pals in tact for that sad sunshine sound when the hot night comes down

we start tomorrow at the cameron house front room with the real bleeders and me & “heavenly” devin and we’ll bust out the caravan of fools in july big time

poster designed by me
photo by the critter bri
“smooth” by santana ft rob thomas towel by the web
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I’ll be joining Jamie Oliver’s Merle Haggard birthday bash at the Horseshoe tonight, covering a song by the Hag with a killer band and alongside special guests like Bazil Donovan (Blue Rodeo), Russell deCarle (Prairie Oyster), Whitney Rose, Johnny 99 (City & Colour), Nicolette Hoang (Nicolette & the Nobodies), and many more incredible musicians.

Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM. Tickets still available. Come on big city turn me loose and set me free let’s gooooooo.

ALL in for BÜDDIES FEST in july
come on down to tillsonburg this summer
an insane lineup w/ punk & folk legends n pals
I’ll be there the sunday with some bleeders in tow
thanks to ben thanks to chuck thanks to ALL

Excited to be in Stratford tomorrow at The Bunker with “Heavenly” Devin Staple for some sets of dreamhouse roadhouse country and folk.
Music from 8-10PM. See y’all in Shakespeare City y’allll.

WINTER NIGHTS at the CAMERON HOUSE
❄️Every Monday in February 9PM-12AM❄️
two sets from Ivan Rivers & the Real Bleeders Band
with special guests starting the night every week:

FEB 3rd: Native Other
FEB 10th: Sparse Parts
FEB 17th: Pro Wrestling The Band
FEB 24th: Opeongo

classic songs from the celebrated folk songbook featuring old hidden hits, future classics, and beautiful interpretations brought to life by the Real Bleeders Band featuring: “Heavenly” Devin Staple, Kara Lea Manovich, Gillian Grant, Patrick Grant, Michael Boyd, and Nick McKinlay

as the sun peaks out as the snow sticks around, come warm up winter nights in the front room of the cameron house with yr celebrated winter icon and them cookin’ real bleeders

incredible artwork by Andrew Friesen

Ivan Rivers and the Real Bleeders Band are finishing off the year in the post-Christmas convoy seasonally sojourning up and down the 401 and 402. Sarnia last night at Maud's was goldanged saintly, a pure joy, and we got two nights and three shows left.

TONIGHT 12/28:
GUELPH
2 shows w/ Brandon Barraclough
UPBEAT GUITAR STUDIO at 8:00PM
and the afterparty at JIMMY JAZZ too

TOMORROW 12/29:
LONDON
2 sets from the Real Bleeders w/ Josh Geddis opening
PALASAD SOCIALBOWL at 8:00PM

KEEP IT CELEBRATED
📸: Liv Sacco

Closing out this year with some shows in Toronto, London, Sarnia, and Guelph. Stoked to play most with The Real Bleeders Band and one special show at the Horseshoe solo for the Gold Standard Recorders holiday party.

Thanks for listening to I G I V E and all the singles this year. Come hear the band do the celebrated folk canon justice in yr favourite festive burb baybayy.

DECEMBER SHOWS of
Celebrated Folk Icon IVAN RIVERS

Dec. 19th: Ted's Collision, Toronto*
Dec. 21st: Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto**
Dec. 27th: Maud's Variety, Sarnia*
Dec. 28th: Upbeat Guitar Studio, Guelph*
Dec. 29th: Palasad Socialbowl, London*

*with the Real Bleeders Band
**solo performance